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LNAH to increase security and implement new measures after racist taunting
THETFORD MINES, Que. - The North American Hockey League said Thursday it plans to increase arena security and implement new measures to try to eliminate discriminatory behaviour in the wake ...
Feb 28, 2019
Liberals table 'historic' Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has tabled its promised child welfare legislation aimed at stopping the over-representation of Indigenous children in foster care. The bill emphasizes th...
Feb 28, 2019
Huawei pleads not guilty to trade secrets charges in Seattle
SEATTLE - The Chinese tech giant Huawei pleaded not guilty Thursday to U.S. trade-theft charges in a case that has heightened a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. The pleas were ...
Feb 28, 2019
From whales to windows, SNC-Lavalin has extensive federal ties big and small
OTTAWA - From studies on northern transportation systems, to helping protect whales from toxins, to window washing - SNC-Lavalin has extensive federal ties amounting to tens of mil...
Feb 28, 2019
Meadow Lake-area farm placed under quarantine
A fatal disease affecting horses has been discovered on a farm in the Meadow Lake area. A total of five horses have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). An investigation by the Canadian...
Feb 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh : Jeff McIntosh
Fiat Chrysler: $4.5B plan would add 6,500 Detroit-area jobs
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday announced a $4.5 billion plan that includes building the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades and increasing its workforce in the area by...
Feb 28, 2019
Legalities obstruct abuse-investigation body for amateur athletes
OTTAWA - An outside body to investigate allegations of abuse and harassment in amateur sports is hung up on legalities, says Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan. Last week, Duncan announced a new code ...
Feb 28, 2019
Legalities obstruct abuse-investigation body for amateur athletes
OTTAWA - An outside body to investigate allegations of abuse and harassment in amateur sports is hung up on legalities, says Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan. Last week, Duncan announced a new code ...
Feb 28, 2019
GOP candidate in disputed US House race not running again
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Republican candidate whose narrow lead in a North Carolina congressional race was thrown out because of suspicions of ballot fraud announced Tuesday he will not run in the newly or...
Feb 28, 2019
Somalia: 4 dead in bomb blast in the capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - A powerful explosion killed at least four people in the Somali capital Thursday, police said. An Islamic extremist group claimed a Mogadishu hotel was the intended target, but a polic...
Feb 28, 2019